Represented consignor in lawsuit arising from sale of racing or broodmare prospect at auction. After sale, genetic testing revealed that the mare was genetically male. Purchaser sued auction company, consignor, seller, and examining...
Represented an animal feed manufacturer in a toxic tort case in which a farm alleged that contamination in a custom mixed horse feed caused an outbreak of illness and death involving 40 horses. The plaintiffs sued two component part...
A horse registry association was sued by one of its members related to the proper registration of a horse. After 18 months of litigation, Dinsmore obtained summary judgment and a six-figure attorneys’ fee award for its client...
A well-respected horse trainer in south Florida sold a sport horse. The buyer claimed the horse had an undisclosed condition resulting in the failure to perform for the intended use. After minimal discovery and motion practice...
Litigation counsel for licensed competition after defects were found in newly installed horse show footing. After filing suit and establishing defects in the construction through documentary evidence and expert testimony, the matter was...
We represented our client, a large regional bank, following a claim of breach of fiduciary duty in connection with a large family trust. We successfully had those claims dismissed through a dispositive motion, a decision which was unanimously...
Tanner was appointed interim general counsel for the Kentucky State Fair Board and its associated Kentucky Venues in 2019. His duties included overseeing all legal operations for the Kentucky venues properties, and handling all connected legal...
Represented plaintiffs in business dispute related to stallion management and partnership agreements. Client entered agreement with a farm to stand four Quarter Horse stallions, and also bred several mares in partnership with the farm. A...
We represented our clients through the complex negotiations of a binding membership interest purchase agreement, metal supply agreement, and associated agreements involving intellectual property rights. Our clients, UACJ Corporation and its...
Client: Numerous Private and Commercial Equine Facilities
We routinely represent clients of all equine disciplines in farm purchases, with the intent to undertake a horse boarding operation. In conjunction with the client’s accountants, we advise clients on entity formation and form...
Our client purchased an American Saddlebred show horse in reliance upon a pre-purchase examination performed by a local veterinarian. The examination failed to note navicular cysts in both front feet despite the cysts being visible on...
Formed the client LLC and facilitated transfer of a farm into a LLC. Worked with the client to negotiate a lease agreement with a horse trainer interested in leasing the property. After advising the client on several issues related to the...
Saddlebred Rescue, Inc. (SBR) is a non-profit horse rescue based in New Jersey. We serve as SBR’s outside counsel and advise on corporate governance and non-profit best practices. We also prepare adoption agreements and advise on a variety of...
Our client is an American Saddlebred training operation with show horses and a large lesson program. Over the years, we have advised the client on reinstatement of the LLC, registration of an assumed name, property lease negotiations, and...
Our client is a historic riding club with 501(c)(3), and we assist with pro bono legal work. We have prepared license and lease agreements, advised on property valuation issues, and counselled on insurance and liability issues for both the club and...
Our client’s newly formed subsidiaries, White Cloud Communications US, LLC and White Cloud OZ, LLC, purchased the assets of a local company operating broadband cable networks throughout Kentucky. This deal enables our client to continue its...
We represented the acquirer, our client’s newly formed subsidiary White Cloud Communications US, LLC, in its asset purchase from a locally-owned and operated wireless Internet service provider. This deal was another step toward the...
We led the high profile development approval effort for a large driving range/entertainment venue located at a regional mall adjacent to a suburban neighborhood. Our efforts included working with a public relations firm to galvanize support for the...
We served as project counsel for a large mixed use development that included commercial space, a public park, and more than 400 units of affordable housing for children aging out of foster care, single-parent college students, families, and senior...
Working with a firm client, the Marian Group, we served as project counsel for the redevelopment of the former Bradford Mills in the Germantown neighborhood of Louisville. The redevelopment turned a semi-active warehouse into 144 loft...
We served as land use counsel for the Family Scholar House project that adaptively reused the historic Parkland Elementary School, turning it into housing with community facilities for single-parent college students. We worked with Marian...
We worked with a firm client, who operates several short term rental units in the Louisville Metro area, to ensure newly enacted local regulations on short-term rentals enabling the business to continue. Our work also ensured other owners in the...
We served as development counsel to a regional bus/coach company working to obtain rezoning and entitlements needed to relocate an expanded headquarters and dispatch facility. The new location was directly adjacent to a neighborhood, necessitating...
This client maintains a training barn and lesson program in Kentucky. Our work includes general business advice, collections litigation, liability waivers and risk management, counseling on disputes with customers, bills of sale, agency/commission...
We serve as outside general counsel for numerous equine non-profits including Saddlebred Rescue, Retired Racehorse Project, The Thoroughbred Makeover, New Vocations, Paso Fino Horse Association. Our equine rescue and rehabilitation clients...
We filed a lawsuit in concert with the Children’s Law Center and the ACLU following the handcuffing of two Covington Independent Schools students with disabilities by a school resource officer. The students, ages eight and nine, were...
Since 1986, representing numerous motor vehicle manufacturers in product liability cases in Kentucky and Indiana. Defect allegations defended against include seatbelts, airbag deployment, airbag non-deployment, no airbag, rollover propensity, roof...
Successfully defended a pharmacy against claims of negligence in connection with a prescription that allegedly caused kidney damage. Defense verdict as lead trial counsel.
This case involved enforcement of noncompetition and non-solicitation agreements against former employees who violated their employment contracts when they solicited numerous clients to switch brokerage companies. We successfully enforced the...
Whether seeking counsel on corporate strategy, navigating real estate transactions or protecting their shareholders’ assets, P&G relies on its legal counsel to keep its business running efficiently. That’s why, for nearly 100 years, the consumer products giant has turned to Dinsmore.
When Kenny McNutt, Brady Duncan and Jeff Hunt had a dream to open their own craft brewery, they sought legal guidance from Dinsmore. By the time Cincinnati’s MadTree Brewing opened in 2013, our attorneys had already played a significant role in its development ...
Derek Braun needs more than a corporate attorney when conducting business for his Split Rock Show Jumping Tour company based Lexington, Ky. He needs an attorney with in-depth knowledge and experience working in the equine industry.
For nearly a decade, Dinsmore has served as the airport’s bond counsel, helping them secure low interest financing for growth and improvements such as runways, hangars, parking facilities, baggage belt system, car rental maintenance facility and more ...
Growing, nurturing and providing fresh produce is not without challenges, from accounting for the weather to managing transportation to ensuring quality and safety. However, when those challenges cross over into the legal realm, Castellini Group of Companies knows they have a trusted partner in Dinsmore ...
Baseball is about as “American” as you can get, and USA Baseball has been the national governing body for amateur baseball since 1978, including representing the United States as a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee and internationally as a member of the World Baseball Softball Confederation ...
Hiring Dinsmore means the partners of HealthScape Advisors could focus on their business instead of worrying about whether the legal needs of their company were being handled properly ...
For the past 15 years, Dinsmore has been the acting patent counsel for RELX Group, while also advising the company’s outside counsel in patent matters. In addition, we advise on general intellectual property (IP) and labor matters ...
Winning takes a team effort, and no relationship symbolizes this more than the one between Dinsmore and the Cincinnati Reds. From counseling Bob Castellini through the purchase of a controlling interest in the team through negotiating sponsorships to protecting their intellectual property — Dinsmore has become a go-to player ...